This week’s photo challenge suggests we look back on images of 2017 – of course it IS coming up on New Year’s Eve, and that’s what we do, right?  As I looked back, I realized just how many birds were “shot” this year…  so rather than picking a favorite, I’m sharing a wide selection of our feathered friends!

This was posted in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge – “2017 Favorites”.  Click here for more responses!

Dark-Eyed Junco

Barred Owl

Great Horned Owl

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Carolina Chickadee

Saw-Whet Owl

American Robin

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Bald Eagle

Barn Swallow

Great Horned Owl

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Bald Eagle

Goldfinch

Osprey

Great Horned Owl

Osprey

Canada Goose

Carolina Chickadee

Hairy Woodpecker

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Great Blue Heron

Mourning Dove

Blue Jay

Carolina Wren

Black Vulture

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Eastern Bluebird

Sandpiper

Northern Cardinal (Male)